I've picked the first keyseller from isthereanydeal which apparently had the lowest price on their website. That would be gamebillet.com which is selling their 2K18 keys at 39 euros - that would be around 47 bucks. That is not region locked, no russian key or some bullshit.I've also e-mailed them today, asking if I will get any preorder bonus because apparently some keysellers proved wrong in this situation. I've got my e-mail from them in 2 minutes. They have confirmed that I will be getting my Key 1 or 2 days before the 15th so I can preload the game ("as we usually do every year" - they seem to be pretty experienced about their NBA 2K games), as well as any preorder bonus described in their games info (which was basically the standard pre-order bonus, they've copy - pasted everything). They've also mentioned that they already have the keys and they just need the green light from the developers to share them. That is another proof they are legit, a third party website would never get those keys before the actual preload date. Only proffesional websites that work directly with the developers get those ahead.So unless they are lying to my face (which I highly doubt it), Gamebillet.com is legit.

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Anyways when it comes to the region lock bullshit, living in europe I can just use a VPN to get past it if I ever wanted to play on American servers. If you're living in the US though, make sure you get the right key. Don't screw yourself over just to save 10 dollars.

Why buy a steam key from another site for $59.99...when you can buy the game one Steam for $59.99.

I will say it again, though I might begin to look like a drug dealer on deep web, lol. Steam is rejecting my credit card, maybe because I own a student Visa. I would have done that if there weren't any better prices. The moment I get rid of it in October and make myself a new credit card, Steam is the place for me. I ain't taking any risks for 12 bucks no more.

PeacemanNOT wrote:Don't screw yourself over just to save 10 dollars.

Exactly. I was forced to go on another route but if Steam works for you, go that route.

instant-gaming.com is a grey market. Do not be disappointed when the keys come late, don't work, don't contain pre-order bonuses, etc. You get what you pay for.

Some fun stuff about them:

Their domain information is private (registered through a privacy organization) - that is a red flag

They want photo of your ID - that is not just a red flag, but also a WTF flag

They themselves say "The games are scanned from the box version." which is a huge red flag.

Their "HQ" is in a shopping mall (lol)

Based in Hong Kong. Common theme with companies that trade with non-legit keys.

Site uses slightly broken English - not a good sign

"The CD key that I received doesn't work" is a question in the FAQ. If that is Frequently asked it's a red flag

BTW that cdkeys site Hadley likes so much? Same deal. Private domain info. For a change owned by a company from UAE which has history of scam charges via PayPal. They ask for photo of ID. And in their FAQ they literally confess to code stripping.

There are reports of them doing it, maybe they stopped, though PayPal for first purchase seems to be common denominator.

But yeah, you always get plenty of people saying "I never had problems with XYZ". But there are reports of things like what I already mentioned happening, so it's not 100% safe. Or legitimate for that matter, they are known to abuse the system.

Bought it on CDKeys like last Year. I paid 21.84GBP which is around 28USD. If I remember correctly I got it last Year ready for the Early Access and all the PreOrder Crap was there. But since then they increased the price to 28GBP/36USD, like with every Game. I'll check the Forums to see which Site sends out Keys first and then maybe Cancel and Order elsewhere. Since I have 600kb/s Download the 50GB always take 1-2 Days, so I hope they send out Keys early and give us a Preload. But overall I am not hyped at all, so I dont care much and have not actually read up much info about it except the MyLeague/Association Blog.

But I read some Americans had problems since it was a EU-Locked Key. But you can always use a VPN to activate it.

Last year I bought the PC version directly from 2K. Their system was a bit messy and I know a couple of other people who bought from them directly had issues with the key, but mine activated without any problems and I was able to pre-load. Hoping there's no issues with GamersGate; it's been a while since I've bought anything from them, and I can't remember if I've ever pre-ordered from them before, but they were good in the past and I couldn't pass up the discount.

Hadley88 wrote: Since I have 600kb/s Download the 50GB always take 1-2 Days, .

Wow that's really slowly

i had this broadband before 5 years

which country are you from?

Germany. Its the fastest I can get here, at least until like a few weeks ago. I think they finally upgraded something, I*ll need to check if I maybe finally can get some better speed. You are really fucked in Germany if you dont live in a big city.

As a US player, it was a nightmare getting a code from anywhere other than Steam at launch. I used a couple of key sites only to find out they were region locked (they were all originally advertised at region-free). It was a mess getting my money back. If I learned anything, I'd highly recommend US players to bite the bullet and purchase it directly on Steam.

Edit: I also recommend GMG, of course. I believe they're running a sale as mentioned.